Tag



- B. M. HAWLEY.

TAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. 1920.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEY 2 STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERTI-IA M. HAWLEY, 0F HUDSON FALLS, NEVl YORK.

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anes.

Application filed March 16, 1920.

The invention has for its object to provide for applying the tag withfacility and quickly, and in producing the tag in the minimum time andin a light manner and inexpensively.

A further object is to provide the ready application of data to-the tagand for the ready reading of said data without fingering the tag anddisturbing the animal.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription of the construction, arrangement and opera tion thereof.

The invention therefor consists of a device or tag formed of a metalstrip or piece conformed in general outline to provide in its initialapplication for suspension from an animals ear, in which connection ithas been found particularly useful, one terminal of said tag beingattenuated or needlepointed and the other terminal stubbed, theattenuated terminal being adapted to be forced or sprung past andclenched upon the other terminal of the tag upon its opposite side,substantially as hereinafter de scribed and covered by the appendedclaim.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the preferred embodiment or onesample of my invention wherein it will be understood that variouschanges and modifications as re- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Serial No. 366,288.

my invention or tag, with the ends or terminals thereof disconnected orin initial po sition. Fig. 2 shows the ends of the tag interlocked andapplied to an ear, which is in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective View ofthe tag with its ends interlocked. Fig. 4: is a perspective view withthe ends of the tag free.

As characteristic features of my invention 1 take a piece or strip ofmetal, preferably rectangular having flat sides, and suitably bend itinto the required initial outline say into substantially the shape asshown in .the drawing, preferably oblong or oval, the

terminals or ends initially being left spaced apart. The ends orterminals of the device are tapered or pointed, and stubbed or madeblunt as at 2, 3, respectively. The attenuated or tapered terminal 2 isbeveled or caused to vanish along its longitudinal edges toward its apexor point and thus adapted to provide for having a puncturing action assuitable pressure or force is applied thereto, as hereinafter explained.The pointed or attenuated terminal 2 is initially adapted to extend in aplane to one side. of the blunt or stubbed terminal as shown in Fig. 1,"just suiiiciently to provide for bringing the narrowed or attenuatedportion thereof in a position for bending or clenching the point l intoposition upon the opposite side of the stubbed terminal 2 and thusprovide for an interlocking action therebetween as shown in Fig. 2. Thepoint 4, it will be understood,-as the terminal 2 is sprung or benttoward the other terminal 3, is caused to puncture and be passed throughthe lobe of the animals ear in effecting the clenching or interlockingaction between the terminals 2, 3 and thus provide for securing or attaching the tag to the animal, which, it will be seen, is carried outquickly and efiectively and in the minimum time and with the leasttrouble. It is also observed that in the use of my tag, the same isadapted, being offlat metal, to provide for readily receiving or placingthe data thereon and for easily or readily reading the data orinformation without fingering the tag or disturbing the animal, the tagdepending in tremity being pointed, the opposite extrema position wlththe fiat side of the tag havlty having a flattened inner surface adapted10 in the data therefrqm presented tq View. to bear upon and retain thepointed ex- I avmg thus described my inventlon What tremity When bothare bent toward the op- 5 I cla1misposite side of the C, completingsubstan- An animal marker cbmprising a Wire ha-V- tially a closedellipse. ing a flattened data-receiving surface and In testlmonywhereof, I aflix my slgnature. 15 bent into substantially C-shape, oneex- BERTHA M. HAWLEY.

